But the Winnipeg Jets have Patrik Laine to look at as a turning point in their franchise. No, he wasn’t the first draft pick they had to really pan out (looking at you, Mark Scheifele), but he’s the most polarizing.
Laine burst onto the scene after being taken just after Auston Matthews, and they’ll be forever linked. Kinda like Carmelo Anthony / LeBron James / Chris Bosh / Dwyane Wade were after going in the first five picks in 2003. I mean, since then, James has separated himself, but this isn’t a basketball website.